Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.
EXAMPLE:
My word: Kinder
Root: Kind
Meaning: Of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person.
Related words: Kindest, Unkind, Kindly, Unkindly, Unkindest.
My word: Cleaner
Root: Clean
Meaning: Free from dirt;Unsoiled ;Unstained.
Related words: Cleanest, Unclean, Re-clean, Preclean, Cleanliness.
My word:Shinier
Root: Shine
Meaning: To give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light
Related words: Shiniest, Shiny, Preshine, Re-shine, Unshiny.
EXAMPLE:
My word: Kinder
Root: Kind
Meaning: Of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person.
Related words: Kindest, Unkind, Kindly, Unkindly, Unkindest.
My word: Cleaner
Root: Clean
Meaning: Free from dirt;Unsoiled ;Unstained.
Related words: Cleanest, Unclean, Re-clean, Preclean, Cleanliness.
My word:Shinier
Root: Shine
Meaning: To give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light
Related words: Shiniest, Shiny, Preshine, Re-shine, Unshiny.